Improvement in toys



` Patented 1an. s; 1874.`

No@ 146,157. Y

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;v

GEORGE B. ADAMS, OF NEWARK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT `TO PHILIP H.RYAN, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

lMPRvl-:MENT INI'm/s.`

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 146,157, dated January6, 1674; application filed l December 12, 1 873.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE l5. ADAMs, of the city of Newark, in thecounty of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Toys; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and' exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and useit, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specification.

In the drawing hereto annexed, Figures l and 2 are transverse sectionalviews of a toy combining my improvements.

Afis an ordinary ball having a hole in the center, in which is arrangeda kaleidoscope, B, made in the usual manner. C is au elastic cordattached to the ball, which may or may not be used.

This invention consists in combining a kaleidoscope with an ordinaryball, made of wood or other suitable material, and supplied with anelastic cord, substantially as shown, thus combining with the ordinaryret-urn ball a kaleidoscope; or the elastic cord may be dis# pensedwith, if desired, and the ball be used by tossing it in the air,orrolling it about the iioor or ground. p

The kaleidoscope is inserted in the ball, as

shown, and secured thereinby cement or any` other suitable fastening.The outer glass, a, may be protected by a suitable cap, b. The

point of sight c need notibe supplied with a glass.

What I claim as new, and `desire to secure by Letters Patent, isf- As anew article of manufacture, a toy con December, 1873. Y

GEORGE E. ADAMS.

Witnesses OLIVER DEAKE, DAVID. CoLLINs.

